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Eybo Orford & Donnel Perry are Intermediate & Novice champs
If the very encouraging crowd support is anything to go by, then bodybuilding in Guyana seems to be on the right road to returning to its glory days.
Eybo Orford – Intermediate Overall winner
Nadina Taharally (right) and Sharon Lee.
The Banks DIH Malta Supreme sponsored Guyana Amateur Body Building & Fitness Federation 2012 Novice and Intermediate Championships turned out to be a resounding success on Saturday evening at the Theatre Guild, Parade Street, Kingston.
Emerging as overall Intermediate champion was Eybo Orford of Total Fitness Gym, East Bank Demerara. Orford had placed 2nd in the Bantamweight category of the Novice competition to Donnel Perry of Buddy’s Gym in the Bantamweight (143lbs – 65kg) class but showed admirable determination to enter the Intermediate segment where he earned the title of overall champion.
Emerging as the overall Novice champion was Perry, it was the icing on the cake for an athlete that overcame his competition in the most competitive category on the night {Bantamweight} which attracted 12 competitors.
To arrive at the winner, two of the five judges requested comparisons among the athletes to satisfy their minds that the final decision was flawless.
And as it turned out, the judges did an excellent job not only in this category, but overall; the crowd left very satisfied that they {judges} were spot on, on the night.
There were just two female competitors in Nadina Taharally of Interline Fitness Gym who captured the Miss Physique (open) top spot from gym mate Sharon Lee who made her debut at this level. Lee returned to win the Miss Body Fitness (open) as the lone competitor.
Guest poser Mark ‘Uno’ Perry was electric in his performance, the 2008 Mr. Guyana as well as winner of the inaugural Hugh Ross Classic looked chiseled and in the pink of form as he wowed the appreciative crowd during his guess posing routine.
Donnel Perry – Novice Overall winner displays his prizes
Barring some glitches here and there, the GABBFF under a new Executive did a splendid job and the crowd support {packed Theatre} was enormous which capped a fine evening of entertainment; persons travelling from as far as Berbice and Linden.
Following are the results of both competitions.
Novices – Overall Winner
Donnel Perry (Buddy’s Gym)
Heavyweight (over 176lbs – 80kg)
Al Dowding (Interline Fitness), Christopher Miller (Universal Barbell Club)
Light Middleweight (176lbs – 80kg) 4
Sherlon Hodge (Total Fitness Gym), Tremel King (Body Max Gym), Michael Dos Santos (Total Fitness Gym), Devon Johnson (Interline Fitness Gym).
Welterweight (165lbs – 75kg) 6
Richard Bynoe (Interline Fitness), William Warde (Total Fitness), Paul Kelunde (Power House), Aquan Fredericks (Kingsrow Barbell Club)
Lightweight (154lbs – 70kg) 3
Markwell Braithwaite (Total Fitness Gym), Quinaj Forde (Interline Fitness Gym), Ronald Livingstone (Interline Fitness Gym)
Bantamweight (143lbs – 65kg) 12
Donnel Perry (Buddy’s Gym), Eybo Orford (Total Fitness Gym), Yogeshwar Urimul (Muscle Mania), Akeem Inniss (Total Fitness Gym)
Miss Physique (open)
Nadina Taharally (Interline Fitness Gym), Sharon Lee (Interline Fitness Gym)
Miss Body Fitness (open)
Sharon Lee (Interline Fitness Gym)
Junior Under-21 (open) 11
Akeem Inniss (Total Fitness Gym), Yogeshwar Urimul (Muscle Mania), Colin Sertimer (Total Fitness Gym), Aquan Fredericks (Kingsrow Barbell Club)
Masters (Open)
Al Dowding (Interline Fitness Gym), Markwell Braithwaite (Total Fitness Gym), Williams Warde (Total Fitness Gym)
Intermediate – Overall Winner
Eybo Orford (Total Fitness Gym)
Welterweight (165lbs – 75kg)
Richard Bynoe (Interline Fitness Gym)
Lightweight (154lbs – 70kg)
Terrence Morris (GDF), Markwell Braithwaite (Total Fitness Gym)
Bantamweight (143lbs – 65kg)
Donnel Perry (Buddy’s Gym), Eybo Orford (Total Fitness Gym)
Apart from receiving trophies, all the winners were presented with supplement hampers compliments of Fitness Express.
The GABBFF is expressing gratitude to the fans, judges and corporate Guyana for their support which ensured the success of both competitions. Corporate support came from Banks DIH Limited under their Malta Supreme brand, Fitness Express, Hand In Hand, Subs & Salads, DeSinco Trading, Lipton Tea, GAMA Fit, Kross Color Records and Tons of Fun Party Service. (Photos and story by Franklin Wilson)
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